RTC receives $4.58M federal grant to build new bus shelters

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada received a $4.58 million grant to build new bus shelters, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced Thursday.

Retiring CCSD superintendent joins economic development board

Pat Skorkowsky’s presence on the board of directors of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance gives the school district a new presence on the organization that seeks to boost economic development in the area.

 
Philadelphia celebrates NCAA champs Villanova with parade

The winners of the men’s basketball tournament rode double-decker buses along Market Street, the heart of the business district, ending at City Hall for a rally.

Body of missing CDC employee found in Atlanta river

The body of an employee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who was reported missing more than six weeks ago has been found in an Atlanta river, police said Thursday.

 
NASCAR’s 2019 Cup Series schedule identical to 2018

Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits would have loved the 2019 schedule NASCAR released on Tuesday. Except for the off week that fluctuates because of the Easter holiday, it was exactly the same as the 2018 schedule.

Heller promised Obamacare repeal in Las Vegas speech to GOP club

The audio comes from the Tuesday luncheon at the Nevada Republican Men’s club, an event that has historically been open to the press but which barred the media for Heller’s appearance due to “an issue of space,” the club’s president Pauline Ng Lee told a Review-Journal reporter.

 
Las Vegas morning update for Wednesday, April 4 —VIDEO

Thursday’s headlines: Thunderbirds pilot killed after jet crashes near Las Vegas, Deadly crash blocks lanes of US 95 southeast of Las Vegas, 50 years later, King’s message alive at North Las Vegas vigil.

Woman says she was raped, sues Mormon church, center director

A woman who recently accused a former Mormon missionary training center director of raping her in the 1980s and the church of failing to take her allegations seriously has sued them.

Lou Diamond Phillips pleads guilty to DWI in Texas

Actor Lou Diamond Phillips has been banned from drinking alcohol for two years after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated in Texas.

Man dies after being struck by truck in east Las Vegas

The driver stopped to help the man, who was later taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center after the accident early Thursday, where he later died. The driver did not show any signs of impairment, police said.

Industry veteran to manage struggling SLS Las Vegas

Meruelo Group has officially taken over the SLS Las Vegas and chosen Paul Hobson, a 27-year casino industry veteran, to run the run the struggling property.

Opioid addiction, overdoses cost employers $2.6B in 2016

A new report shows large employers spent $2.6 billion to treat opioid addiction and overdoses in 2016, an eightfold increase since 2004. More than half went to treat employees’ children.

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